Early in the morning, Shen Wanshan and his wife, Madam Wang, stood at the door eagerly awaiting Shen Jiaojiao's return to her parents' home.
For the past three days, she has been unable to eat or sleep well, fearing that something might happen to her child.
Shen Wanshan stood at the door, watching Wang Shi. She frowned, glanced at the street corner, sighed, walked over, glanced at the street corner again, flicked her handkerchief, and walked past.
It just kept repeating itself back and forth.
"Can you be quiet for a moment? It hurts my eyes." Shen Wanshan's words only stirred up a hornet's nest.
Wang had been holding in her anger for days with nowhere to vent it, and now that she had the chance, she glared at him fiercely.
Approaching her, he said angrily, "You useless thing, how dare you talk to me like that! If anything happens to my Jiaojiao, I will never let you off the hook!"
Wang Wanshan, a grown man, stood there, too scared to move, after being yelled at. This...this...this...I only said one sentence! Why are the consequences so severe?
God, please let Jiaojiao appear soon! This old father can't hold on much longer! Waaah…
Finally, the sound of wheels rolling came from afar, and a luxurious carriage slowly drove up from the street corner.
Following behind was a well-trained guard, and the carriages behind them were loaded with gifts.
Wang looked expectantly at the car door.
The curtain was lifted, and Chu Tianling appeared first, stepping out of the car with a nimble air. His blue brocade robe accentuated his tall and imposing figure, highlighting his exceptional bearing.
Then a delicate, porcelain-white hand reached out, and Chu Tianling intimately took Shen Jiaojiao's hand, carefully helping her down from the carriage.
Shen Jiaojiao wore a flowing blue fairy dress in the same color scheme. Upon closer inspection, the fabric was clearly from the same piece as the one worn by His Highness the Crown Prince, making it obvious that they were a pair.
"Jiaojiao! We've arrived!" Chu Tianling said gently.
Shen Wanshan, along with Wang Shi, knelt down and bowed: "Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince and Your Highness the Crown Princess!"
Chu Tianling quickly stepped forward to help Shen Wanshan up: "Father-in-law and mother-in-law, please get up. Today is our homecoming, and I'm taking Jiaojiao home to visit us!"
Shen Jiaojiao stepped forward and pulled Wang Shi up, saying sweetly, "Mother! Get up! Let's go inside!"
Shen Wanshan was helped up, feeling extremely uncomfortable. He had just been scolded, and the culprit was right next to him, yet he still had to put on a smiling face.
He turned his head slightly and quickly glanced at Shen Jiaojiao. Seeing that she was mostly alright, he hurriedly welcomed her inside: "Your Highness, please come in!"
Shen Wanshan led the way. This was the first time His Highness the Crown Prince had come to the place where his young wife had lived. He looked around curiously and followed behind him through the door.
Upon arriving at the hall, Chu Tianling had the gift box brought over, bowed, and said, "Father-in-law, this is just a small gift, nothing more."
The maids behind Shen Wanshan immediately led a group of people to accept the gifts one by one. Then they found that the gifts were too generous and the maids could not carry them all. In the end, the guards who delivered the gifts helped to put them into the storeroom.
Wang Shi's gaze towards Chu Tianling became more sincere. Regardless of her previous opinions on the marriage, the two seemed to be getting along well now, and the Crown Prince had given so many gifts, which suggested that he cared deeply for Jiao Jiao.
No matter what, she still maintained a certain level of decorum. She smiled and said to Chu Tianling, "Oh dear, why does Your Highness need to bring gifts when returning to your own home? Just come in person next time. I'm satisfied as long as you're doing well."
Wang was already eager to have a good talk with Jiaojiao.
So she secretly nudged Shen Wanshan's arm and said to him with a smile, "Wanshan! You chat with His Highness the Crown Prince slowly, I'll take Jiaojiao back to her room to have some private words."
Meeting Wang's threatening gaze, Shen Wanshan reluctantly agreed, "Okay!"
Inside, she was crying her eyes out. What bad luck! Who wanted to talk to him? On the outside, she smiled and said, "Your Highness, have some tea, have some tea, hehe!"
Chu Tianling could no longer maintain his smile. Reluctantly, he picked up a cup of tea and downed it in one gulp! It was awful! Absolutely awful!
Especially when she saw Shen Jiaojiao holding Wang Shi's hand, her face beaming with a genuine smile, shaking her arm coquettishly, and leaving without looking back.
The bitterness in my heart was already welling up uncontrollably.
Jiaojiao has never smiled so contentedly in front of me before; she didn't even turn around once!
If Shen Jiaojiao were still alive, she would see that black energy is already emanating from Chu Tianling's body.
This was truly a difficult situation for Shen Wanshan. He was a rough and uncultured man who wasn't good with words. But when the Crown Prince changed his expression and started radiating coldness, he couldn't think of anything to say and was sweating profusely.
"Your Highness, please have some tea!" Shen Wanshan said cautiously.
Chu Tianling didn't even glance at it before reaching out and taking it in one gulp!
My eyes are glued to the door! When will this end? My darling misses you so much.
Shen Wanshan wiped his sweat, poured another cup, and repeated, "Your Highness, have some tea!"
Today, his beloved daughter is returning to her parents' home, and Shen Wanshan also wants to talk to his precious daughter. He sighed.
He glanced at the cold-faced Crown Prince across from him. The other man was 20 years old, while he was over 40. The Crown Prince was older than him and had now become his father-in-law. He felt uneasy. This conversation was really impossible!
fall!
I'm almost full from drinking tea, what a waste!
I don't know what I owed the Chu family in my past life to deserve this kind of suffering!
…
Wang felt her daughter's affection, and the smile on her face never disappeared.
Upon arriving at the room, he pulled Jiaojiao to sit on the stool in the middle and said to the maids around him, "You may all leave!"
After everyone had disappeared from sight, he went forward and closed the door. Only then did he take his daughter's hand again, pat the back of her hand, and say earnestly, "Jiaojiao, have you been doing well at the manor these past few days? Is His Highness the Crown Prince treating you well? Have you consummated your marriage?"
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